In the base camp (5050m)
The base camp of the big expedition has come completely furnished.
Since the arrival on Thursday has been feverishly working on it together, it
is as cozy as it is possible under the circumstances to make.
Tomorrow Gerfried and Co. early use of the good weather to spend a first night
on the mountain.
Goes through a clever thing to break up the mountain glacier to camp 1
(5900m).
After returning on Monday, we expect a first detailed progress report. Also, the
planned interview should work then. At this hour the
climbers enjoy a well deserved lunch. After that, Gerfried, he gets a
haircut from the barber

Earlier:

First news on 8000plus K2 Expedition 2011

Tomorrow, 12 June, it's that time again, I break for the next trip to
Pakistan. This time I lead a 25 engineers international expedition to the
eight thousand meter Gasherbrum 1 (8080m), Gasherbrum 2 (8034m) and K2
(8611m).

In parentheses you will find the number of previously boarded 8000. You see,
we are again a very experienced team. I am delighted to be back with so
many long-time mountaineers be on the way :-)

My personal goal with my friends Günther Unterberger, Louis
Rousseau and Alex Txikon, that I make again the ABC team to use the
Gasherbrum 1 for acclimatization and prepare for the debate on K2 to climb a
new route from the east wall .

My big thanks goes out to my esteemed co-sponsors and partners, but also to
Dr. Karl Gable (ZAMG Innsbruck) for the immensely important weather service,
and to colleagues and my wife Heike Martin Göschl green forest. Martin and
Heike will hold back the website up to date :-) I wistfully say goodbye to
my young daughters Hannah and Helena, they will leave me insane?